🌱 How Bridgeport’s new school-based Bridge hub is transforming daily life

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In today's newsletter:

• How Bridgeport's new school-based Bridge hub is transforming daily life

Also on today's calendar: Away Game @Bridgeport.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 75, low: 58.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bridgeport Schools' 'Bridge' already making a difference (timesleaderonline.com) — Bridgeport residents now have expanded access to the new Bridge facility on the school campus, offering a free walking track, pickleball, fitness center, and soon daycare and a WVU Medicine clinic. School leaders also celebrated strong state report card gains, especially at the elementary level, and highlighted growing career-tech and College Credit Plus opportunities for local students.
   

📸 Around Bridgeport

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bridgeport

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 24
• Gregg Molnar →
  Vino di Piccin Winery & Tasting House, 55155 National Rd, Lansing
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• 8th Grade Girls' Volleyball @ Powhatan Elementary School →
  Powhatan Elementary School (Bridgeport High School)
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Away Game @Bridgeport →
  501 W Bennett, Bridgeport

📣 Bridgeport Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Ohio Valley Promenaders →
  Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire
  4:45 pm
• Bright Minds Book Club →
  Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire
  5:00 pm
• Bellaire Varsity Volleyball (Home) vs Steubenville Central
  Bellaire High School Bellaire, OH 43906
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Curiosity Club →
  Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire
  5:00 pm
• Jr. High Volleyball vs Harding (Home)
  Bellaire Middle, 54555 Bellaire Neffs Rd, Bellaire
  5:30 pm
• JV Girls' Volleyball @ Buckeye Local High School →
  Buckeye Local High School (Bridgeport High School)
  5:30 pm
• 7th Grade Girls' Volleyball vs Buckeye Local High School →
  The Bridgeport School District - High School (Bridgeport High School) Bridgeport Jr/Sr High School >
  5:30 pm
• Bellaire Varsity Volleyball (Away) vs Edison
  Bellaire High School Bellaire, OH 43906
  5:30 pm
• Open-Level Sivananda Hatha Yoga - Martins Ferry
  Belmont County District Library, 20 S 5th St, Martins Ferry
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate II in Martins Ferry. Apply here.
• U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Bellaire. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bridgeport here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belmont

• Belmont County prepares to host 'The Wall That Heals' (wtrf.com)
• Presque Isle Downs Entries & Results for Monday, 9-28-2026 (horseracingnation.com)

Ok Bridgeport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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